[5:00 AM]
Worried that the Sharingan might rot, you relied on your Chūnin-level physique and meager combat experience to quickly climb out the window. You slipped into the kitchen, stole two bottles of ice water from the freezer, and used two small bowls and some tape to seal the Sharingan inside. You submerged them in ice water to preserve them.
Then, you took out the contract scroll and token for Boss Black Cat, preparing to force a summoning.
Boss Black Cat was teleported onto the scroll in a fury, but since you had the token—and you also revealed the Sharingan while telling a half-true story about time-traveling to save the Uchiha clan—he eventually agreed to help you wholeheartedly.
You asked if he could seal the Sharingan inside a scroll. With a wave of his paw, Boss Black Cat replied that sealing techniques were basic skills for the ninja cat clan.
You took out Uchiha Setsuna's Sharingan and pointed to the massive scroll that had previously sealed a bathtub, asking for his help in sealing the eye.
Seeing the unique, non-standard pattern of the Sharingan, Boss Black Cat was stunned. But remembering your story of traveling through time, he began the sealing process immediately.
[6:00 AM]
Because this Sharingan's ocular power far exceeded that of a regular three-tomoe Sharingan, even Boss Black Cat had to give up after struggling for a while. In the end, you had no choice but to preserve the eye the old-fashioned way—isolated from air and stored at low temperatures.
You asked Boss Black Cat if he knew where Uchiha Setsuna lived, but he only knew that Setsuna had died during the Third Great Ninja War, around the time Fugaku took over.
Luckily, you remembered one of the earliest simulation runs, when Granny Yukina had once led you to a small cabin where Uchiha Setsuna lived in seclusion:
You'd exited Uchiha Central Hospital, run toward the edge of the village, passed through some wasteland, and entered a bamboo forest...
You described the general location to Boss Black Cat, and he immediately recalled that there was indeed an anonymous Uchiha elder living in seclusion in a bamboo grove. That must've been Uchiha Setsuna.
Just then, Granny Yukina knocked on your door. It was time for breakfast. Not wanting to worry her, you quickly tidied the room while Boss Black Cat hid behind the wardrobe.
[7:00 AM]
After a quick breakfast, you told Granny Yukina that you were going to train and play ninja games with a friend, then left.
You stuffed the sealing scroll and the Root ninja's suitcase into your backpack and rushed behind the orphanage.
Boss Black Cat had already taken out the small bowl holding the Sharingan. He added a simple sealing mark on the bowl to prevent the powerful eye from attracting unwanted attention. But as a cat, it was too conspicuous for him to carry the bowl openly.
So, during the journey, you carried the Sharingan yourself.
Carefully holding the bowl, you walked down the road while Boss Black Cat went ahead, using telepathic communication to guide you and help you avoid crowded streets.
Before long, you passed Central Hospital and saw the wasteland ahead. Just a bit further, and you'd reach the bamboo forest.
But just then, a mocking voice called out behind you. You turned and saw—it was Uchiha Kazuki.
This guy, instead of sleeping in like a normal person, had gone to the bamboo grove near the clan grounds early in the morning to relieve himself. From a distance, he caught sight of your back and, as the self-proclaimed king of the local kids, came chasing after you to assert dominance.
Kazuki demanded that you hand over whatever you were carrying so he could "inspect" it. You calmly turned to face him.
Just as he lowered his guard, you drove your knee hard into his gut.
Kazuki instantly wet himself, collapsing on the ground and kneeling in his own mess—his face twisted in pain, unable to even cry out.
You sighed at your own mercy. With Chūnin-level Strength, if you'd used a bit more force, what leaked out wouldn't have been yellow... it would've been red.
[8:00 AM]
With Boss Black Cat leading the way, the two of you entered the bamboo grove. But despite walking for some time, you kept going in circles and couldn't find the way out.
You activated your dōjutsu to check your own Spirit levels but found no signs of interference. Fortunately, Boss Black Cat had some knowledge of sealing arts. He deduced that the bamboo forest was protected by a barrier that distorted light, making sight an unreliable guide.
So, you tied a rope to one bamboo stalk and walked forward with your eyes closed. When you looked back, the rope—supposed to be taut—was visibly twisted. Boss Black Cat, relying on his sense of smell, helped you determine the right direction.
One human, one cat—working together, you finally found the correct path.
[9:00 AM]
You stepped out of the barrier and arrived at the cabin. Just as you raised your hand to knock, a cold blade suddenly touched your neck.
You knew this must be Uchiha Setsuna, so you calmly explained your time-traveling mission to save the Uchiha clan from the night of the massacre. Boss Black Cat chimed in with supporting details.
Still skeptical, Setsuna didn't budge—until you opened the small bowl and showed him the Sharingan inside.
With one glance, Setsuna recognized it as his left eye, already in the Mangekyō state. He was overwhelmed with emotion, muttering to himself about how his research had finally succeeded—how his method for stabilizing the clan's bloodline had proven effective, and how he hadn't failed Lord Madara...
[10:00 AM]
Once he calmed down, Setsuna invited you inside and sealed his Sharingan into a scroll before tossing it back to you.
You then took the opportunity to ask him to become your teacher and instruct you in sealing techniques.
Setsuna nodded, saying, if you wanted to learn sealing or barrier techniques within the Uchiha clan, there was no better teacher than him.
However, he warned you that sealing arts were extremely difficult. Memorizing the runes alone required massive time and effort, and talent played a crucial role.
Setsuna asked what you already knew about sealing. Your answer? You only knew how to carve a single "attraction" rune used in the Substitution Jutsu. You hadn't even learned the basics of how to use a sealing scroll.
Luckily, you immediately activated your two-tomoe Sharingan to show your potential.
Seeing this, Setsuna made up his mind to tutor you from the ground up.
However, since he didn't have beginner-level rune textbooks on hand, he sent Boss Black Cat back to the ninja cat clan to check for old stock—the older, the better.
Before leaving, Boss Black Cat handed you the Summoning Jutsu technique. With your two-tomoe Sharingan, you memorized it instantly.
Uchiha Setsuna asked if you had grasped the operation of the jutsu. You gave a vague description of the Summoning Jutsu's activation path as seen through the Sharingan.
Setsuna nodded and said that basic runes weren't only the foundation of sealing and barrier techniques, but also of Summoning Jutsu—and even Kekkei Genkai. These runes were considered the language of nature itself.
He explained that the Summoning Jutsu was composed of a pair of space runes (positive and negative), one coordinate rune, and a rune that established a communication link with the target.
Even with your memories from your past life, this was the first time you'd heard of such a theory. But if Setsuna had awakened a dōjutsu capable of sealing time, and had researched this field for years, then even if he wasn't quite on par with the greatest of the Uzumaki, he was without question among the most powerful sealing masters of his generation.
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